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Fundamental Analysis: Pound falls to six-week low after UK elections In this week’s fundamental analysis, The British pound fell to a 6-week low after the UK elections resulted in a hung parliament, with no one party gaining an…

The euro and equity markets moved sharply higher this week as Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen made it through to the second round of the French presidential elections. Emmanuel Macron, of the En Marche movement, took 23.7%…

In France, Emmanuel Macron (independent) and Marine Le Pen (Far right) have come out as the 2 leading candidates of the first round of the presidential elections. The Second round will take place on May 7th with Polls…

France’s upcoming presidential election is a major test for European unity. For traders, it is also indicated a possible trend for Euroscepticism in a region that is growing more hostile to integration. When it comes to the French…

Where has Hillary Clinton been since the elections? At a campaign staff party – calling post-election days “very, very tough” Encouraging unity in the U.S. – “Believe in our country” “Fight for our values”, “never ever give up”…

For Europhiles, the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) was about more than just the UK. Brexit threatens the very legitimacy of the Single Market at a time when governments are under growing pressure to…

With the markets having priced in a Clinton win, chaos ensued as Trump took the lead on his way to an upset victory. The Asian markets immediately reacted and on Tuesday night were on the fast track downwards….

Welcome to easyMarkets weekly outlook starting this Monday 14 November. We’ll be looking at the week’s key economic events on the financial calendar covering Monday to Thursday. Be sure to catch up with our Friday morning report that looks…

Donald Trump is the 45th US president. Financial markets, institutions and traders were expecting a comfortable win of Hilary Clinton but the people of United States voted differently. The markets did not price a Trump victory beforehand so…

With tens of millions of votes already cast, the 2016 US presidential election is finally upon us. In the coming hours, the market will find out whether Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton will become the first female president of…

Precious metals are considered by some as part of the current year’s best performing investment products. Despite the uncertainty of several futures markets, the demand for gold continues to increase by investors who are on the look for…

Today’s focus will be the most important news release of the month, Non-farm payrolls, released at 13:30 GMT. The report reveals the total number of workers that are added to the US economy on a monthly basis. Always…

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